Carrot Tree Kitchens will close its Yorktown site on Dec. 21

Carrot Tree Kitchens has announced the closing of its Yorktown restaurant on Dec. 21.

Manager Glenn Helseth said the restaurant’s current 10-year lease expires Dec. 31, and he has been unable to reach a satisfactory agreement with the National Park Service for a new one.

Carrot Tree operates out of the historic Cole Digges house, Yorktown's oldest residence built in 1720.

Upcoming events inlcude a Christmas in Virginia talk with Winette Sparkman Jeffery on Dec. 12 and Christmas Dinner with caroling and tree decorating on Dec. 13. Details are available by calling 757-988-1999 or online at www.carrottreekitchens.com.

The Yorktown location is open for lunch from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily and for dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.

Carrot Tree has two other locations, at 1782 Jamestown Road in Williamsburg and in the Dale House on Jamestown Island, that will remain open.